The average business rates bill in both England and in each Government Office region in each year since 1997-98, including the estimated average figures for 2009-10, are shown in the following table.
North East North West Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West England 1997-98 5,501 5,215 5,381 5,716 5,686 7,026 10,057 7,208 7,087 6,796 1998-99 5,978 5,589 5,869 6,142 6,250 7,125 10,433 7,759 5,295 7,016 1999-2000 6,159 5,770 6,005 6,251 6,487 7,080 9,792 7,796 5,412 6,998 2000-01 6,968 6,825 6,954 7,237 7,588 8,096 12,033 9,212 6,332 8,264 2001-02 7,305 7,273 7,433 7,670 7,756 8,476 12,842 9,705 6,570 8,714 2002-03 7,498 7,646 7,664 7,846 8,003 8,685 13,753 10,045 6,658 9,071 2003-04 7,518 7,708 7,623 7,893 8,055 8,620 14,124 10,053 6,614 9,137 2004-05 7,701 7,793 7,773 7,955 8,192 8,740 14,484 10,252 6,662 9,301 2005-06 8,367 8,086 8,317 8,477 8,672 9,575 15,705 11,124 7,195 9,997 2006-07 8,704 8,496 8,479 9,021 8,906 10,003 15,886 11,192 7,538 10,275 2007-08 8,941 8,719 8,501 9,189 9,031 9,999 15,733 11,210 7,655 10,330 2008-09 9,452 9,473 9,288 9,946 9,743 10,804 17,482 12,325 8,279 11,274 2009-10 10,157 10,159 10,009 10,610 10,602 11,519 19,120 13,190 8,816 12,145
The data are taken from NNDR returns submitted by billing authorities.
Average business rate is calculated by dividing the net rate yield from local authority’s lists by the number of hereditaments on local list as at 31 December of the previous year.
Comparisons across regions and years may not be valid as the rateable values for individual properties, and hence actual rates bills, vary greatly. Changes in the figures for the years around 2000-01 are affected by transfers of properties from the central list to local lists, transfers of crown properties to local lists and the adjustments made to the multiplier at the time of the 2000 revaluation to take account of losses from appeals. Changes in the figures for the years around 2005-06 are also affected by adjustments made to the multiplier at the time of the 2005 revaluation.